Pellet Fires

[dazzler]

Hi

If you own a pellet fire for home heating are you  or  with it?

cheers

[D4D]

Mate of mine has one and swears by it.

[KingBilly]

OK, I had to goggle it.  Looks interesting.

http://www.ecochoicefires.com.au/what-are-pellet-fires.html

KB

[Jeepers Creepers]

Hmmm, me too..... i thought it was about a dose of the trots until i googled it.

[fuji]

Does that mean I can buy a bag of pellets and throw it into my wood heater?

[Nay-DMAX]

Dont have one thanks KB for the google and the link they do look interesting are the pellets readily available?

[DannyG]

My dear old mum has one and loves it. She spends slightly more on pellets than she did on wood and the heat may not be as scorching but she loves it for the convenience. She buys several pallet loads of the pellet bags at a time.

[Mobi]

Never heard off them KB thanks for the link

[dazzler]

Hi all and thanks so far

Apparently they are more efficient and Eco than normal combustion heaters. Down here in tas I have not had much luck with decent wood for the old combustion heater that has been moved out to the shed.

There are some that also heat water for radiators in the bedrooms which looks good.

[Marcus73]

Down here in tas I have not had much luck with decent wood for the old combustion heater

That's one other thing I miss about S.A . Red gum and mallee roots. I must agree that the wood down here just isn't as good

[dazzler]

That's one other thing I miss about S.A . Red gum and mallee roots. I must agree that the wood down here just isn't as good

When I was in canberra we used to get red box from out cootamundra way.  Mercy it was good!

[Bill]

I had one for about 5 years before moving here.
My step mother is still using the pellet stove now, so it is about 15 years old and still going strong.
IMO they are great.
Plenty of heat, cheap to run, very little mess (compared to the typical wood stove)
A bag of pellets lasted about 24 hours (depending on what settings the stove was on)
Bill